Deploying, Configuring, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Enterprise Networking Compute System (ENCS-CT)

Module 1: Introduction to the Enterprise Networking Compute System (ENCS)

• What is the ENCS Platform?
• What are the use cases for using the ENCS?
• What is Network Function Virtualization?

Module 2: ENCS Hardware

• ENCS Models
• System Software Overview
• ENCS Hardware
  • CPU
  • Understanding CPU Resources
  • How CPUs are assigned
  • vCPU Allocations
  • RAM Configuration
  • Supported NIM Modules
  • Storage Options
  • RAID Configuration Options
  • Routed Ports
  • SR-IOV (Single root IO-Virtualization)
  • Switched Ports
  • Power Supply Configuration
  • CIMC Configuration
  • Upgrading the ENCS Firmware

Module 3: Initial Configuration

• BIOS Setup
• Default System Settings
• Login to KVM console
• CLI Access
• GUI Access
• Changing Initial Settings
• Setting NTP
• Portal Access
• Secure Boot
• Setting NTP
• Portal Access
• Secure Boot
• Setting up High Availability
• Installing Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Using the KVM Console

Module 4: High Availability

• High Availability Options
• High Availability Design
• High Availability Topology
• Physical Devices Connection
• VM and Service Chain Network Connection
• Virtual NIC Failure Detection
• Track Feature Configuration with EEM Scripts
• Isolating LAN and Transit Link Traffic for HA
• Packet Flow for HA
• Configuration Scenarios for HA
• Cisco ENCS HA Failure Points
  • ENCS chassis hardware failure
  • Cisco Enterprise NFVIS software failure
  • LAN Phy link failure
  • LAN connectivity failure
  • VNFs (Cisco ASAv, Cisco vWAAS, and Windows/Linux)

Module 5: Configuring ENCS Networking

• 5400 ENCS Internal Networking
• ENCS NFVIS Networking Options
  • SR-IOV Packet Flow
  • DPDK-OVS Packet Flow
  • OVS Packet Flow
• Cisco ENCS Single WAN IP Deployment Scenarios
• Cisco ENCS DUAL WAN Deployment Scenarios
• ENCS Switch Portal Configuration
  • Switch Settings
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  • Configuring Dot1x
  • Configuring LACP
  • Configuring VLANs
  • Switch General Setting
  • Switch Advanced Setting
• Configuring Secondary IP and Source Interface
• Ports and Port Channels
  • Admin Status
  • Configuring Port Channels
  • LLDP Settings
  • CDP Settings
• MSTP for ENCS 5400 8-Port Switch
• ENCS 5400 Switch LLDP
• Secure Overlay and Single IP Configuration
• Dual WAN Support
• Configuring System Shell-Access
• Switch Port Security
• TACACS and RADIUS Support on NFVIS
• SNMP Support on NFVIS
• SPAN Session or Port Mirroring
• Configuring Packet Capture

Module 6: Network Virtual Functions

• Why Virtualize? Motivations for the Enterprise
• What is NFVIS?
• NFVIS Software Stack
• NFVIS Security
• NFVIS Domain Isolation
• Network Hypervisor
• Linux Containers
• Containers and Virtual Machines
• VNF Onboarding
• Supported Virtual Machines
• Third Party VNF Certification Resources
• VM Types
• Plan VM Deployment
• VM Requirements
• VNF Packages
• VM Packaging
• Defining VNF Profiles
• Create Package, Download or Register
• Managing a Deployed VM
• Service Chaining VNFs
• Console Access to VNFs
• Deploying VNFs using NFVIS GUI
• Deploying VM using ISO – Upload
• Deploying VM using ISO – Profile
• Deploying VM using ISO – Deployment
• Deployment VM using – ISO Booting

Module 7: Deploying NFV SDWAN with ENCS

• Cisco SD-WAN Support on ENCS
• Virtual vEdge On-boarding on ENCS

Module 8: Deploying NFV Windows Servers on ENCS

Module 9: Deploying NFV Linux Machine on ENCS

Module 10: Backing Up and Restoring VNF with ENCS

• NFVIS Requirements
• NFVIS Backup Restore options
• Backup/Restore CLIs

Module 11: DNA Center Integration

• What’s Cisco DNA Center
• DNA Center Design
• Network Settings and Image Repository
• NFV
• Site Creation
• Network Profiles
• WAN Design
• Add Services
• ENCS Template
• Additional VNFs
• Assign Profile to Sites
• NFVIS Local GUI

Module 12: Monitoring ENCS

• What is the Benchmark to measure against?
• Packet Flows LAN->WAN
• Host System Monitoring
• Potential Bottlenecks in a Virtualized System
  • Physical System Bottlenecks: Interface and Cores
  • I/O Processing also takes CPU Cycles
  • I/O Technologies: OVS, VPP, and PCIe Pass-Through
  • I/O Technologies: SR-IOV
  • SR-IOV Virtualization Caveats
• KVM Performance Tuning Recommendations

Module 13: Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting Enhancements
• NFVIS Built-in Recovery
• Image Registration Logs
• Deployment Troubleshooting
• Provisioning Troubleshooting
• Pnp Troubleshooting
• CLI
  • Tech-Support
  • Packet Capture
  • NFVIS Notification
• GUI
  • Tech-Support
  • Packet Capture
  • NFVIS Notification
• Service Status
• Resetting to Factory Default
• Event Notifications
• Syslog Support
• NFVIS Password Recovery

LABS

Lab 1: Initial Configuration of ENCS 5400

• Cisco ENCS Sizing Tool
• Login and Configure into the CIMC CLI
• Login and Configure into the CIMC GUI
• Configure ENCS Hardware Settings
• Login to KVM console

Lab 2 Install the Cisco Enterprise NFVIS on ENCS

Lab 3: Configuring ENCS High Availability

Lab 4: Configure ENCS Networking

• SR-IOV Configuration
• DPDK Configuration
• Configure ENCS Internal Switch Configuration
• Port Mirroring
• Packet Capture

Lab 5: Configuring NFVIS

• Initial Configuration
• IPv4 Initial System Settings
• Login and MOTD Banners
• Configuring System Routes
• Configuring Time Manually
• Managing User Roles and Authentication

Lab 6: Deploying NFV SDWAN

Lab 7: Deploying NFV Windows

Lab 8: Deploying NFV Windows

Lab 9: Backing Up and Restoring VNF with ENCS

• NFVIS Requirements
• NFVIS Backup Restore options
• Backup/Restore CLIs

Lab 10: Monitoring ENCS

• Host System Monitoring
• Virtual Machine monitoring
• Identifying Bottlenecks
• Performance Tuning Recommendations

Lab 11: Troubleshooting

• Service Status
• Basic Troubleshooting
• Decoding Logs
• Deployment Troubleshooting
• Configure Event Notification
• Configuring Syslog
• Resetting to Factory Default
• NFVIS Password Recovery
• Virtual Machine Troubleshooting